[T2] clogged carbs

[Dave Gillingham]

Here are the post repair findings:

Tried the carb spray, and the darn thing ran better when I sprayed the left carb.  Figured out that the left side was not running at all by pulling the plug wires - except on the carb spray.

Pulled the cover of the carb and replaced a suspicious looking float valve.  Negative results.  Float bowl was mostly empty.

Decided to replace the fuel line tee (it was plastic and shouldn’t have been there anyway) with a brass piece, and the sucker started right up.

Kind of a head scratcher.

Thanks for the advice!

Dave Gillingham
Owner/Broker
Coronado Island Realty
O: 619-435-0145 x 103
M: 619-992-5318



> On Jun 18, 2015, at 4:11 PM, Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks.  I bought a can of similar stuff.  Also bought Kadron rebuild kits and three new filters just in case.
> 
> Dave Gillingham
> Owner/Broker
> Coronado Island Realty
> O: 619-435-0145 x 103
> M: 619-992-5318
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Dave Gillingham's problem reminds me of my own recent experience.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> it was running poorly, but this time got worse instead of better.  Couldn't even make it back to the driveway.
>>> 
>>> My question:  Short of pulling the carbs and cleaning them out, is there an easier way to blow some air through the carb, or clean the jets?
>> 
>> As I reported this January,
>> 
>>> I gambled $7 at Don's Emporium on a 12-oz aerosol can of Valspar® Renew throttle body cleaner (contains mainly acetone but also heptane & carbon dioxide).
>>> 	The mfr's claims are precisely:
>>> 		Quickly removes deposits and carbon build up from throttle bodies, carburetors, chokes and choke linkage.
>>> 
>>> Could not have been easier:
>>> 1  warm up engine
>>> 2  lift air-cleaner nozzle off top of carb
>>> 3  rev engine to 3000 - 4000 rpm
>>> 4  spray Renew down carb intake
>>> 	The engine promptly quits firing, so you quit spraying within a second to allow the engine to rev up anew.
>>> 	Result: drive off suavely without hesitation let alone stalling.
>> 
>> 	Dave, you may or may not need 2 cans so as to spray simultaneously into your exotic Kadrons, but anyhow I'm sure this is your next step.
>> 
>> cheers
>> 
>> -- 
>> Robt Mann
>> Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
>> '73 VW 1600dp Devon camper
>> '53 Meteor V8
>> various Jawa-CZ and Jawa-NZ strokers
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